JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 呉: "give, do something for, kingdom of Wu"
The kanji 呉 means "give, do something for, kingdom of Wu". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ゴ in on'yomi and く.れる, くれ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ゴ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
く.れるくれ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | give, do something for, kingdom of Wu |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1729 of 2,501 |
Common words with 呉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 呉れるto give; to let (one) have · to give
- 呉れ呉れもsincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly · repeatedly; over and over; again and again
- 呉れて遣るto give; to do (something) for
- 呉Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze) · Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu
- 呉服屋kimono fabrics shop; draper
- 呉服cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; drapery · silk fabrics
- 呉服店kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
- 呉越同舟bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows
- 呉音go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
- 呉竹Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
- 呉服商dry-goods dealer
- 呉越Wu and Yue (two rival states in ancient China)
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